Meet the ohangla super promoter - the BIG name behind Ohangla industry

BY: Untold Story 254

Ohangla music has been a traditional luo reserve for decades. It was traditionally used in luo cultural festivities like marriage, initiations, overnight funeral vigillance, after burial cultural cleansing ‘tero buru’ among others. Traditionally, ohangla music was only played by elderly men. Women were strictly allowed to participate in the dancing bit. The common instruments used were orutu/nyatiti, oyieke, ongeng’o , ajawa, bul and in some cases a traditional flute (asili). Some of the traditional ohangla legends were;

 • Oguta lie Bobo Hit Rujina kalando

 • Odira Jomo Kanonge Hit Dr. Abuya Olendo

 • Olima Onditi Hit winy neno

 • Jonyo ojwaya Hit gikmoko mit duge

 Presently with the aid of modern music producers and promoters, ohangla music has evolved to full modernity. Entertaining far beyond the luo community and even internationally. This move has been dubbed ‘ajawa to the world’. Every modern Ohangla music lover must have heard of the name Slim Nyar Awendo. Either in a shout out or in a full music song, composed in her praise. Funnily, some listeners have always mistaken her for an ohangla female artist.

DIVA SLIM NYAR AWENDO - Texas U.S.A

Who is Slim Nyar Awendo? Slim is a Kenyan, born in a very humble family in migori county. Currently, she is a medic based in the united states of America. Listen to one of her best profiling by Elly Toto https://youtu.be/v7_yP2oMLWk and Eng. Wuod Fibi, https://youtu.be/IEW4aCS-IHI a senior producer and artist. Slim is a wife and a mother.

 Away from her medical profession, the diva has passionate love for ohangla music and has for ages promoted the industry. Her unmatched support for the upcoming talented ohangla stars remains to be the untold story of the recent steady growth of the industry.

AUNGO WUOD AWENDO

She has partnered with the renown big names in the industry to set stage for the upcoming talented artists. Through her foundation, SLIM NYAR AWENDO (S.N.A) FONDATION, (forma;;y SLIM NYAR AWENDO ORGANISATION) the diva conducts raw talent search where the artists are required to make a video record showcasing their talents and the winners are entitled to a number of goodies, cash prize and most importantly a full sponsorship to record their songs with the leading recording labels.

ARCHY ARCHYBEST

ORANGA JAKANO

Some of the vocal beneficiaries of her kindness and are currently moving the waves are; Aungo Wuod Awendo – Nyar Ugunja https://youtu.be/y669nC-Azd4 hit maker who recently released the single hit AgalaGala https://youtu.be/Dio-WAbVanU . Oranga Ja Kano – Akothee Madam Boss https://youtu.be/dnJSrwDTJm8 Hitmaker and Awicko Hundhwe among others. Some of the Big Names the Diva closely works with are Prince Indah, Musa Jakadalla Koffi McAdorry, Odongo Swag, Elly Toto, Wuod Fibi, Ndogo Jaraha (R.I.P), Javan McAjudo among other leading ohangla stars.

NDOGO JUNIOR

AWICKO HUNDHWE

Her love for nurturing raw talents ain’t limited to the music industry but equally cuts across the divide. Currently, S.N.A is the proud sole sponsor of Otacho Football Club. Slim Nyar Awendo has done exemplary work in boosting social security for those leaving bellow the poverty line. She has a program where she builds houses for the less fortunate senior citizens, provides food for the hunger stricken and supports orphans and widows. Little known to many is her excellent managerial skills. Behind the curtains, she manages senior most bigwigs in the entertainment industry. Out of her busy itinerary, the Diva organizes gigs for her team. This has seen her team perform so well including the top most first female African international Deejay. 

The ever soft and jovial Diva works round the clock to have every young talent fully exhausted. The Untold Story +254 has independently veriffied that S.N.A is currently establishing a talent academy where the organisation will fully sponsor the upcoming artist and organize U.S.A shows and tours for them.